without having notified the attendants that lived in those units which could lead to a situation the tenant has no ability to challenge the demolition permit we have tens of thousands of illegal units and rental unit and san francisco residents living in those units they live in those units for decades what someone is living in a home the los angeles the home to receive a demolition permit without the attendants knowing the permit has been implied for we learn about that issue earlier this year and is board of appeals made a request to the board of supervisors to address this issue so we move forward with this legislation so that roingdz in illegal units will have the same due process rights as residents of legal units so specifically the ordinance amends the building code to require that any person that intends to remove a unit whether legal or noted legal notice the location upon the noticing requirements except the notice needs to includes an structural all i how to point out demolition permit and provided attendants with a list of counseling and legal services the contact information mu

wet seal announced 125 retail tenants will move in.itheet to start, brookfield, we will be over one million feet, the largest amount of retail that the city has in any one concentrated area. david: when you meet with someone looking for space, what is the pitch you make? the building is iconic and new. what is so great about this building? tara: the durst and port authority constructed new york's newest icon to date. it's a recognizable and highly desired address throughout the globe. , in 10 companies -- in 10 countries and -- and they are and 50 counties -- countries around the world. you are automatically reaching a much greater global audience on the global stage. one world trade at financially -- we like to say it's the exponential power of one world trade center. all of our tenants within the building, it's interesting as we watch, they are beginning to work with each other and the business is now fluent between companies that never knew each other before. it's a community in and of itself. i've been to the observatory. there's a

. >> the second amendment to add to the second category the definition of displaced tenants educate 2 a tenant in san francisco after january 10th received a meows notice that his or her landlords gets the units under the section of the rent ordinance to create or adding in the o m i eviction into the second educate keeping in lien with the ellis act evictions at 20 percent and as well as the ellis act provisions of the 10 year retainedcy and the 100 percent if so being considered whether you're showcasing ellis act evicted or being displaced because of a owner move-in eviction our someone that needs the help from the city there shouldn't be a dimension between the two types i'd like to see us add in the o m i for the displaced tenant and thirdly, speaking to my main point earlier the amendment to decrease the neighborhood preference down to thirty percent i was supportive of the original version with the 25 percent i know that absolutely is something we can include as a preference but if we're going to increase it to 40 percent on top of the displaced category of 80 percent and on to

it wf impacti the enjoyment of the tenants on one sign for this specific hoa because of that we saw noconsoles for the signage in the transbay so we reached out to multiple shareholders like sf beautiful and others and the planning department set an interim controls that set the signage control as well as the illumination control for the whole plan what is proposed 9:00 p.m. again shifting this to 10:00 p.m. but i think that would be a great compromise. >> so the signs that are up now that are going one sign or whatever those will be shifted back to 10 everything back to 10. >> yes. in the case of that 10:00 p.m. and okay. so do we have rules maybe for the planning department like for example, downtowns what are the rules understand in the neighborhood district but in areas of city that are much anymore intense i have what are the rules. >> there a plethora but the furthers signage manager will talk about that. >> i'll focus on lighting and the law. >> yes. john planning department staff the only area there are specific controls for timing of signs in terms of of the illumination in th

changes like sending violation notices to both tenants and landlords. and also clarifying what calls for service count as a nuisance call. 14:51:27 "we also wanted to highlight that safe cr does not penalize victims of domestic violence. we really want to encourage self reporting from property owners, tenants, landlords, neighbors. we want to make sure everyone knows if they call the police that property is not going to be designated a nuisance." rebecca egli is part of the focus group who wrote these changes. she works for willis dady as a veteran advocate. she's seen positive outcomes of the ordinance firsthand as city officials worked to re-house a veteran living in an unsafe home. 15:06:03 "they immediately called me to the scene as they were placarding his home and we immediately began services. now he is safely rapidly re- housed, but without that partnership he would have been left in the cold." but some people say there are problems with the ordinance these changes don't address. mari davis says some violation notices shouldn't go to landlords a

. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is legislation to make sure that all tenants in san francisco are referring notice as the owner of their unit is seeking a permit to demolish and or more the unions so they willal know and contest the demolition and the removal of their home right now in san francisco for attendance who live in legal units it is from the owner is proposing to diminish their units the tenant gets full notice and to contest the demolition permit, however, for illegal units including the tens of thoits thousands of in-law unit the landlords could go seek and obtain a demolition permit for the unit without providing notice whatsoever to the tenants and so the tenants may find out well, after the fact and after it is too late to appeal that demolition alter extraordinarily from the dpw or the board of appeals this inequality is unfair when you have people paying republicans for decades at risk of losing their homes without notice whatsoever a because that unit is not legally recorded in san francisco this is not right and close the loop this legislat

. >> well, we were looking for one tenants hopefully that will perhaps have a number of different usesou know it there may be some food service and something resolving around the artist space the making and use of san francisco made goods that sort of thing. >> what do you mean by dry goods. >> that's the definition in the waterfront plan i don't know it actually is excluded tobaccos that's the reason for the definition i think dry goods are crafts you know made articles by people that sort of thing. >> maybe i could help we've had discussions with the cac the speakers are correct we've not discussed since july the cleveland of lubld of land use plan to put-down this spates out for a restaurants on the normal bids and in talking to the communities through formally through the waterfront through the if you wag but the rest of our there was a lot of concern about a major restaurant coming in and taking iuoe all the space aced cannibalizing the tenants the market share we definitely didn't want to do that we narrowed our focus to something nostril competitive to people that operate that b

not to lose 2 thousand units of rent-controlled unit a real housing plan low protect the existing tenants by enacting legislation to cut down on got you eviction a real plan will bring the developers to the table to mandate that they build for affordable housing than the mere 12 percent announced to but hours in the waterfront are not the only issues since i've left city hall in 2009 the city's budget has front yard pie 40 percent to $9 billion yet the city workforce is the same size where did the other 3 and a half billion dollars go the city is spending more per year on homelessness services yet over one thousand additional homeless people in san francisco and the street cleaning budget has doubted to $46 million are filthier than ever and the housing production has dropped by 8 percent from 2001 to 2009 when i severed on the board we approved over 25 thousand 5 hundred unit of new housing that's 26 hundred and plus is today, the board of supervisors has approved less addressing adds that to one thing no matter but think we can agree we need more defines and transparent more oversight a

without having notified the attendants that lived in those units which could lead to a situation the tenant has no ability to challenge the demolition permit we have tens of thousands of illegal units and rental unit and san francisco residents living in those units they live in those units for decades what someone is living in a home the los angeles the home to receive a demolition permit without the attendants knowing the permit has been implied for we learn about that issue earlier this year and is board of appeals made a request to the board of supervisors to address this issue so we move forward with this legislation so that roingdz in illegal units will have the same due process rights as residents of legal units so specifically the ordinance amends the building code to require that any person that intends to remove a unit whether legal or noted legal notice the location upon the noticing requirements except the notice needs to includes an structural all i how to point out demolition permit and provided attendants with a list of counseling and legal services the contact information mu

not here. >>> up next on news4 new york at 00, tenants forced out in the st hreets. why this came without warning. >>> and the quad kopter drones are expected to take off as a holiday gift. new at 6:00, why they could come wrapped in lots of legal red >>> new tonight, tenants an an upscale brooklyn apartment building are homeless for the holidays. >> they say they were forced out after the building was deemed dangerous by the city. and as andrew siff explains, they're wondering about their building's mysterious past. >> salon owner maria barka had customers in the chairs when suddenly city inspectors ordered everyone out. >> we're prebooked for two weeks. like sorry, closed down. >> 20 many families at 120 south fourth street got the same urgent order, vacate. making them wonder -- >> this tenant said theres had been no hint that the apartment complex was dangerous. >> how the heck has this building been rented out for three years and all of the sudden it's deemed unsafe. >> two years ago a different kind of danger lurked here. the building's former landlord was foun

without having notified the attendants that lived in those units which could lead to a situation the tenant has no ability to challenge the demolition permit we have tens of thousands of illegal units and rental unit and san francisco residents living in those units they live in those units for decades what someone is living in a home the los angeles the home to receive a demolition permit without the attendants knowing the permit has been implied for we learn about that issue earlier this year and is board of appeals made a request to the board of supervisors to address this issue so we move forward with this legislation so that roingdz in illegal units will have the same due process rights as residents of legal units so specifically the ordinance amends the building code to require that any person that intends to remove a unit whether legal or noted legal notice the location upon the noticing requirements except the notice needs to includes an structural all i how to point out demolition permit and provided attendants with a list of counseling and legal services the contact information mu

tenants chipped in, too. that is when sean and his crew stabilized the walls, put in temporary beams and now, with the building stabilized have started taking belongings out of the building. >> so happy. very little damage. very little damage. we don't know about the first floor yet. we're just opening it up this morning but all in all, the people have been very pleased with their items on the second floor. >> reporter: today, joan got her items back. her life back. >> i'm just really happy to be having my belongings with me. i've got a barn, a tuf shed barn things are going into until i can by another house. >> you want to keep them? >> exactly. exactly. >> reporter: work is off because of wet weather. when resumes, tenants will be contacted and told when items will be available. >> amazing and wonderful. thank you. >>> now a storm watch coverage, rain, wind, lightning this morning across the bay area. abc7 news was in san francisco. umbrellas are back. those without one did what they could to try to keep dr

the landlord had been paying to put them up but the tenants say that's not enough. a lawyer that represents the tenants say repairs in old apartment aren't coming along like they should. >> there have been no plans submitted to infectional services department or the city saying this building can't be repaired in reasonable amount of time. >> catherine: last night the family's marched to the old building in protest. several says they want to move but they are having trouble finding affordable housing. >> gene: two dozen families have lights back on this morning thank to local lawsuit against a local utility. group said national grid violated turning off. they have agreed to restore to 25 homes while it continues to resolve the lawsuit. >> catherine: clinton postal worker faces charges this morning after they say he has been stealing gift cards and cash from the mail. they caught duane anderson in sting operation. it is a story you will only see on fox25. investigators gave anderson a letter with cash inside with alarm that would go off and residents are outraged. >>

. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is legislation to make sure that all tenants in san francisco are referring notice as the owner of their unit is seeking a permit to demolish and or more the unions so they willal know and contest the demolition and the removal of their home right now in san francisco for attendance who live in legal units it is from the owner is proposing to diminish their units the tenant gets full notice and to contest the demolition permit, however, for illegal units including the tens of thoits thousands of in-law unit the landlords could go seek and obtain a demolition permit for the unit without providing notice whatsoever to the tenants and so the tenants may find out well, after the fact and after it is too late to appeal that demolition alter extraordinarily from the dpw or the board of appeals this inequality is unfair when you have people paying republicans for decades at risk of losing their homes without notice whatsoever a because that unit is not legally recorded in san francisco this is not right and close the loop this legislat

tenants chipped in, too. that is when sean and his crew stabilized the walls, put in temporary beams and now, with the building stabilized have started taking belongings out of the building. >> so happy. very little damage. very little damage. we don't know about the first floor yet. we're just opening it up this morning but all in all, the people have been very pleased with their items on the second floor. >> reporter: today, joan got her items back. her life back. >> i'm just really happy to be having my belongings with me. i've got a barn, a tuf shed barn things are going into until i can by another house. >> you want to keep them? >> exactly. exactly. >> reporter: work is off because of wet weather. when resumes, tenants will be contacted and told when items will be available. >> amazing and wonderful. thank you. >>> now a storm watch coverage, rain, wind, lightning this morning across the bay area. abc7 news was in san francisco. umbrellas are back. those without one did what they could to try to keep dr

this matter with conditions as amended to include that planning flag this property for any future tenantrovements to be routed to the planning department commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu and commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and place you on item 14 at 135 townsend street. >> good afternoon rick department staff the the item before you is an office detriment e development authorization for 49 thousand plus square feet at 2 henry adams street the proposal is a change of use of the 49 thousand plus square feet under self-storage a retail use of ground floor retail space the proposal will undertake the laefls of a new roof deck and stair penthouse the department has received one letter of support and one of omittance to the project on november 18, 2015, the historic preservation commission granted a certificate of appropriateness for the exterior work at noted in the motion after analyzing all aspects the department staff recommend with condition

they do not include tenant improvements. >> this cost estimate was done in 2012? >> correct. >> it's likely to be more. >> correct. >> the proposal, the concept proposals that were submitted, there was opportunities to explain private fundraising resourcing, public finance not just for profit entries. >> correct. >> there is an opportunity for nonprofits to demonstrate private fundraising capabilities as well as public finance, tax credits, historic tax credits and the like? >> as part of the rfp and moving f rward in the rfp as well. >> on the rfp process, we're not selecting a use here, we're just confirming what the concept proposals are. what's the next step once we affirm that decision of the panel on the concept proposal? >> the proposals will be due in may of 2016. we would then assemble selection panel to nams and thoroughly study -- analyze and thoroughing study the criteria and ask them to make a recommendation to the staff and send it for your consideration. >> who runs the theater now? >> it's the palace of fine arts league. i believe some of the membe

information you have. >> thank you, supervisor kim. >> the first amendment to remove the displaced tenant at mayor's office of housing so we can continue to work with the stakeholders is there a motion on this amendment. >> so moved. >> we'll take that without objection. this amendment passes the second amendment is one i offered to increase from 25 to 40 percent we've heard a lot of discussion around do we need a roll call vote or an unanimous decision on that. >> okay why don't we had a roermentd on this amendment. >> on the - for clarification this is to increase the neighborhoods preference from 25 to 40 percent. >> is percentage amendment supervisor kim. >> just so i, comment i'm open to still to moving up to informative percent but today, i want more information i'll not be president's report that but next week getting the data i'll open to moving i am the preference today i'll be voting no on the amendment. >> on the percentage of amendment. >> supervisor kim. >> no supervisor wiener supervisor cowen madam chair 23 i's and one no this amendment passes supervisor wiener anything you

we do have two tenants operating now. respondents must create a video of their display that we will post on our website. the anticipated schedule moving forward, the schedule is subject to change, the release of the rfp will go out early december next month. we're proposing that the responses are due on may 20th. we would hope to have a selected respondent to you by late summer of next year. start the negotiation of the negotiating agreement next winter. the environmental review stage is really part that could throw the schedule off. that's mandated by the planning department. depending on what type of use is selected, they will make that determination. i want to note that because it's an historic building, it would require additional review. that is end of my presentation, i will be happy to answer any questions. >> we will go to public comment. you can come up in my order. will travis, isabel lemon, leo chow, carlos, jan and julie. >> good morning commissioners. >> good morning. >> the palace itself will be the most imp

we do have two tenants operating now. respondents must create a video of their display that we will post on our website. the anticipated schedule moving forward, the schedule is subject to change, the release of the rfp will go out early december next month. we're proposing that the responses are due on may 20th. we would hope to have a selected respondent to you by late summer of next year. start the negotiation of the negotiating agreement next winter. the environmental review stage is really part that could throw the schedule off. that's mandated by the planning department. depending on what type of use is selected, they will make that determination. i want to note that because it's an historic building, it would require additional review. that is end of my presentation, i will be happy to answer any questions. >> we will go to public comment. you can come up in my order. will travis, isabel lemon, leo chow, carlos, jan and julie. >> good morning commissioners. >> good morning. >> the palace itself will be the most imp

tenant chipped in too. the that's when hacker and his crew went to work. they stabilize the the walls. put in temporary beams. and now with the building stabilize started taking the tenant belongings out of the building is. >> we are so happy because very little daniel we don't know about the fears floor yet we are just opening it up this morning but all in all the people have been very pleased with their items coming out of the second floor. >>reporter: so did joan got her cherished items back. her life back. >> i'm just really happy to be having my belongings with me. and i have a barn, shed barn in my back crd that the things are going into until i can buy another house and move them into a house. >>reporter: you'll keep them with you now. >> exactly exactly. >> she doesn't want to go through that again. that's michael reporting. work stopped today because of wet weather. tenant will be contacted and told when the items will be available. >> the rain ease up a bit tonight but hitch of the bay year pretty hard today. scamper in the arabian right. pouring

"we have some tenants that are obviously not really happy about us evicting them. a lot of them can leave damages behind breaking windows putting holes in walls, an extra three weeks or so gives them a lot of extra time." willis says the landlords understand and appreciate the sheriff's office, but want some help on easing the pressure being put on them. i went to the black hawk county sheriff's office, and i was told things are moving as fast as possible. "the sergeant who normally runs the civil division he is off on an extended leave. i've stepped in to take his place." "we've got them scheduled." capitan boeschen says they can only do three evictions a day. "we've got a total of 24 evictions scheduled monday through friday and we only do evictions on day shift because of the iowa code." landlords say in the mean time they have to be patient. "we've never had this problem before but i think everything just kind of hit the sheriff's department at once." "we have to wait, it's so frustrating, it's just a waiting game." in waterloo, brea love, kcrg-tv nine news. al

the tenant baker shot the enemy soldier. the tenant baker then went down into the draw alone. they are, he blasted open the concealed entrance of another dugout with a hand grenade. shawn one german soldier who emerged after the explosion, tossed another grenade into the dugout and entered, firing his submachine gun, killing two more energy -- enemy soldiers. as he climbed back out, enemy machine gun and more fire began to inflict heavy cast is among the group of 25 soldiers, killing or wounding about two thirds. the tenant baker then volunteered to cover the withdrawal of the first group, which consisted of mostly walking wounded. and to remain to assist in the evacuation of the more seriously wounded. during the second groups withdrawal, lieutenant baker destroyed to machine gun positions with hand grenades. in all, lieutenant baker accounted for nine dead in her soldiers -- enemy soldiers, the elimination of three observation posts, and the dugout. the following night he voluntarily let a band through enemy my fields and heavy fire to obtain the mission objectives. his figh

he went back inside and rescued his family and tenants. >> all the tenants are out, even the dog. >> reporter: at its worst it was a five-alarm blaze as flames from 195 quickly spread to 197, putting al smith and his tenants at risk. while escaping, smith stopped by his downstairs neighbor's apartment and carried their 17- year-old disabled grandson to safety. >> i wouldn't consider myself a hero, but that's a natural instinct. i helped bring the wheelchair down. >> reporter: officials report that two homes were already engulfed by the time they arrived. >> we were able to couldn't from spreading to the third. >> i just watched it go up in smoke, and everything is pretty much a total loss. >> a bad loss at a bad time of year. >> reporter: now, initially there were reports that someone was trapped inside. thankfully neighbors took care of each other and made sure everyone escaped safely. now comes the hard part. rebuilding. we're live at paterson, new jersey tonight, lucy yang, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> lucy, thank you. >>> new at 11:00 breast cancer survivors on the catwalk in br

application was submitted a requirement of sf 311 and state law requires the landlord notice the tenants before applying for the permit the gentleman never contacted me and let me know he was seeking for a demolition which had i known would have done a block block notice he's returning this to a commercial space co-authored to the assessors those office a rh2 family 4 unit building two distinct address my address and the address next door to me the address right next door to me basing has been a typically space for the landlord son for a number of years he moved out as the property was purchased by mr. bravo. >> it's a apartment where we live when you first walk in is a living room a long hallway my roommates room a kitchen my room a bathroom and a backdoor to a garden upon receiving the permit the landlord is supposed to accelerate the neighbors the permits was granted no such permit was granted thank you very much. >> no such sign has been posted so on. >> any public comment on this item? seeing none, commissioners, the matter is submitted. >> mr. sanchez if you don't mind addressing t

you our temporary can tell you about that information. >> i have a few questions how long has the tenant been in the property. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> he is saying to stay about a few a couple of months and totally about 8 months and since march he didn't pay any rent. >> let me back up on that this is the appeal of a penalty for unpermitted work or is this tenant landlord issue. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i won't yeah. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i just want to tell you i already make an appointment to fix the window and then previous landlord he said his house only costs thirty thousand and for the property tax only one hundred and 50. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> and downstairs already have open and bedroom i didn't do that. >> honk has the owner of this property. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> i bought it in 1996. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> the house is very, very old and the property is very old so it has a lot of holes and the mouse comes through. >> thank you, thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you inspector duffy. >> you can sit now and

not to lose 2 thousand units of rent-controlled unit a real housing plan low protect the existing tenants by enacting legislation to cut down on got you eviction a real plan will bring the developers to the table to mandate that they build for affordable housing than the mere 12 percent announced to but hours in the waterfront are not the only issues since i've left city hall in 2009 the city's budget has front yard pie 40 percent to $9 billion yet the city workforce is the same size where did the other 3 and a half billion dollars go the city is spending more per year on homelessness services yet over one thousand additional homeless people in san francisco and the street cleaning budget has doubted to $46 million are filthier than ever and the housing production has dropped by 8 percent from 2001 to 2009 when i severed on the board we approved over 25 thousand 5 hundred unit of new housing that's 26 hundred and plus is today, the board of supervisors has approved less addressing adds that to one thing no matter but think we can agree we need more defines and transparent more oversight a

. >> thank you madam president colleagues today before us is legislation to make sure that all tenants in san francisco are referring notice as the owner of their unit is seeking a permit to demolish and or more the unions so they willal know and contest the demolition and the removal of their home right now in san francisco for attendance who live in legal units it is from the owner is proposing to diminish their units the tenant gets full notice and to contest the demolition permit, however, for illegal units including the tens of thoits thousands of in-law unit the landlords could go seek and obtain a demolition permit for the unit without providing notice whatsoever to the tenants and so the tenants may find out well, after the fact and after it is too late to appeal that demolition alter extraordinarily from the dpw or the board of appeals this inequality is unfair when you have people paying republicans for decades at risk of losing their homes without notice whatsoever a because that unit is not legally recorded in san francisco this is not right and close the loop this legislat

an older couple and their tenant, a man who grew up in the area, tells us the tenant is a well known street mechanic who lived in the house for about 12 years but lived in newark all his life. in fact, joseph max said he was headed to see that tenant for him to work on that van until he saw all the police activity. >> he'd always been a mechanic. everybody know him so we always come by and let him do small things like when it comes to our cars. >> was he a violent person? >> never seen him hurt nobody. everybody know him so everybody say he's a pleasant guy so that's why it's a shock to hear something like this drastically could happen. >> of course police are questioning everybody at the house where the body was found. the elderly couple who owns the house, the street mechanic who lives there, but at this point no one has been arrested. no one has been charged in this death. the investigation continues. for now we're live in newark, toni yates, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> a murder mystery in westchester county. an 83-year-old woman found dead in her home and tonight no suspects.

an 84-year-old public housing tenant said she was suddenly kicked out of her rental home in the shaw neighborhood. she lived there for nearly 40 years. the mother of 12 tells us she offered to buy the home multiple times. groups advocating for tenants like graham say the displacement is also happening in housing buildings like barry farms in southeast. >> i think they put a lot of residents out of place that would have been wanting to buy, like i was. they probably got put out just like i did. you don't have to lie about stuff. just tell people the truth, you know, why i want you out of here. but nobody could give me an answer why i had to move. >> other housing authority properties have been renovated and sold at a significant cost. dc's housing authority says those who have been moved out have been relocated. >>> firefighters searching for a 76-year-old woman in north texas found a submerged car with a body inside. the car was found a mile downstream where flood waters swept jenkins' vehicle off a bridge. a deputy tried to rescue her and survived by clinging to a tree. flooding fro

apartment or house are allowed to rent it short term so if a landlord has the agreement with the tenanty want to rent out their couch that might happen but not rent out as stand alone units under the law (clapping.) next question we'll begin with mr. president wesson kin and supervisor christensen and ms. take the opportunity and bus stops require the pears to cross who lines of traffic how will you make it easier for people to use. >> is that a question about business or making traffic isles easier to assess. >> take it anywhere and relative to the market i agree with dedicating it to travel it make sense hopefully the city will stand up to the tmc and turn it both a an uber marketplace as to travel it is about making sure that you have adequate timing for crosswalks snaelz and if people are saying there is not accurate timing letting let me or the mta know those can be adjusted. >> the good news a list last time 4 dozen projects of changes we're making in the district to try to improve pedestrian safety a great new crosswalks broadway in front of the lady shay almost finished the mta

the landlord had been paying to put them up, but the tenants say that is not enough. the lawyer that represents the tenants said the repairs in their old apartment aren't coming along like they should. >> there has been no plan submitted to the city saying this building can't be repaired in a reasonable amount of time. >> daniel: last night the family families marched to their old building in protest. several day they want to move but they are having trouble finding affordable housing. >>> heartbreak for this man's family as they celebrate thanksgiving. an elderly driver hit and killed ken mcdonald in a natick parking lot. this morning mcdonald's family says they are clinging to the happy memory of the father and grandfather. fox25's catherine burch have the story. >>reporter: 23 years ago he and his wife didn't plan on a big family. after all he could barely get her on a date. >> asked her out a bunch of times and she turned him down a bunch of times. but she finally said yes. >>reporter: two months later they were engaged and six babies. he knew what a treasure he h

. >> catherine: more than three months since 31 tenants were displaced in east boston and this morning they want to go home. they were forced out because of structural issues and landlord paying to tut them -- put them up and repairs in old apartment aren't coming along like they should. >> there have been no plans submitted to the inspection services department or the city saying this building can't be repaired in reasonable amount of time. >> family marched to old building in protest and several want to move but having trouble finding affordable housing. >> daniel: two dozen families have lights on thank to lawsuit against a local utility. nonprofit group from rhode island claims national grid violated guidelines for shutting off utilities to low income families. national grid has agreed to restore service to 25 homes while it continues to resolve the lawsuit. >> catherine: clinton postal worker faces charges this morning after police say stealing gift cards and cash from the mail and police caught sting operation. it is a story you will see only on fox25. investigators gave anderson

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the tenant's union says state protection doesn't apply to thousands of newer units. rates have gone up about 54% in the past five years. >> landlords think they're entitled. renters aren't getting an 8% raise every year. why should landlords. >> some landlords sid they need 8% increases to maintain investment value. and pointed out maintenance costs were ongoing. they were worried rent control protection would make it difficult to evict problem tenants. many towns are watching the fight. >> we need other towns to step up. when a big city like san jose does it, it gives the capital necessary to other politicians in smaller towns to get things done on rent control. >> we're going to be out there surfing the crowd, getting people from san jose to sign the petition. so they can hear how many people are hurting and how many people need to have rent control many. >> the renter's group plans to hit stores throughout friday and the weekend. a task force is supposed to present a support on rent control. a new ordinance could be in place by early 2016. robert hon saturday, nbc

the first happened when one tenants rights group member trying to push his way into chambers. apparently, the city manager was on the other side of the door and got knocked over and broke his hip. police arrested that protester, they called for backup. more police came and they said when they saw second man trying to get into the chambers, they tried to stop him and that man pushed the officer according to police. that's the arrest that ended up on youtube. you can see the officers pinning the man down. is in his late 50s. blood was spilled. he cut his nose, and there is blood on the floor. apparently a lot of the people out there were pretty upset. you can hear them chanting and shouting at the officer's. >> i didn't realize that alameda had such a contentious rental market. >> we talked about oakland and san francisco, but this happened in usually the quiet city of alameda. >> alameda, 55% of the population are renters. the same pressures are happening there that are happening across the bay area. so a lot of the tenants rights groups members say tensions are running high be

he landlord sued these tenants in federal court. the court held that the reviews but the efamatory tenants may have breached the rental contract. in other words, this really antireview clauses exposed the tenants to potential sharing what was a nondefamatory review. he consumer review freedom act will eliminate any ambiguity over enforcement of antireview clauses. tenants and other customers will enjoy legal certainty about up.ir rights to speak the second reason why we need the consumer review freedom act is that businesses are always seeking ways to shape and manage their online reputation. as they offer the illusion of control, antireview clauses will keep proliferating unless banned. the experience of the healthcare industry might indicate how that happened. in late 2000, a company called medical justice sold formed doctors and other medical professionals that contained antireview clauses. failed to -- was elegant and tempting, the pitch was. it implied by using the form contract, doctors and healthcare rofessionals would seemin

the landlord sued these tenants in federal court. the court held the reviews were the tenantsry but may have breached the contract. this means that anti-review clauses exposed the tenants' for posting ality noninflammatory review -- a non-defamatory review. that tenants and all other customers will enjoy legal certainty about their rights to speak up a the second reason we need the consumer review freedom alwaysusinesses are seeking ways to shape and manage their online reputation as a offer the illusion of control. anti-review clauses will keep proliferating until -- unless they are banned. the expanse of the health care industry illustrates how that could happen. a company called medical justice sold contracts the doctors and professionals that contained anti-review clauses. doctorsles pitch to the and health care professionals with elegant and tempting. it implied fight using the contract, doctors and professionals would seemingly obtain a magic wand to scrub unwelcome patient reviews on the internet. i estimate over 1000 doctors

should have not access to that easement it is what one of the residential tenants said that is unifying believable how could you have a commercial space let's say it was not a bakery but how about a tech place would the tenants be opposed to tech people texting and parking their bicycles so why is it okay for one commercial type of - i want to get clarification their equal condo owner is it true that the commercial tenants have no access to that area commissioners. >> i would refer to you to easement document in section 11. >> okay. >> which specifically states that any commercial structure erected on the ground floor will be excluded in the easement contained. >> commissioner walker did you have a future question. >> we're at public comment we're in discussion now; right? >> don't we have 3 minutes of rebuttal time. >> let's do rebuttal and then. >> thank you come on up. >> the issues i think that was commissioner mar they've complained to the health department said it is clean it is rod dent and fire or flame retenant or whatever the pictures they show of any employee cleaning their t

the group says san francisco already has the most tenant protective eviction laws in the state. and that's true. the group also worries that senator leno's bill would dampen interest in san francisco's rental housing market. that might be true. but here's a fact, six state senators voted against that bill in committee killing leno's chances of introducing it last year. all six senators received money from the california association of realtors. for a reality check, i'm sam brock, back to you. >>> and now to breaking news what seems to be a double homicide in sonoma county. the santa rosa press democrat reports that two people were found dead at a home in sebastopol. this is unincorporated rural area south of bodega highway. sonoma county sheriff deputies found the bodies just before 9:45 this morning. and the newspaper reports that authorities are now searching for a black toyota pickup truck driven by a man who has been identified as the shooting suspect. >>> well, up next at 11:00, real or fake, which way will you go this holiday season? some tips to help you pick out the best

and that there's a lot more to what happened and why that is a tenant-landlord dispute. a small memorial is set up today at the camden avenue home where a reported hostage standoff took place monday. according to police, the suspect, a former tenant, 45-year-old leonel acevedo, fired at officers from two handguns wounding one officer. sources tell us the man was then shot and killed by a police sniper. his hostage, the landlord, 53-year-old yolanda najera, was later found dead inside the house with at least one gunshot wound. today friends of najera were  talking to other tenants, trying to come to terms with her death. >> and i come in today. he confirmed to me it is her. >> reporter: sources close to the investigation tell meet motive behind the hostage situation was a possible love triangle, and they say the is peck, acevedo, actually used his cell phone to contact najera's husband to taunt him during the hostage incident. sources say the so-called love triangle led to acevedo being evicted in july and that investigators are still trying to determine whether acevedo

. >> reporter: and start work to find a new tenant tenant for the massive complex. >> there's going to be a lot of interest. >> reporter: it's difficult to find a property of this size. the vacancy rate is low at just 2%. >> i get a lot of phone calls from companies that want to be here. i can't find anywhere to put them. so having additional space, there's a positive side to that. >> reporter: that demand will lead to a new opportunity in san leandro. >> i'm not worried about reasonably quickly being able to find, many more than 130 jobs at that property. >> that was heather holmes reporting. have to -- kraft heinz expect these cuts to save the company $1.5 billion of. >>> voting overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over salary issues, the union representing the faculty says 94% of members members voted to authorize a strike if the union and csu are unable to reach a settlement and salary negotiations. union members want a 5% pay raise with another 2.7% bump for lower paid faculty members. csu is offering a 2% raise, but also says it is committed to reaching a negotiated agreement. th

the tenants had been getting a gift of $100. >> that's the way you look at it. . >> that's the way you have to look at it, it's the fact. >>> alleging that their existing leases were broken, the residents decided to fight back. they formed a resident's association, with roberto as president. with the help of a legal aid attorney, they sued the new owners. after a bitter fight, the residents here scored a victory. ralph decided to hold off on changing leases and evictions until next year, saying he wants to make sure he doesn't impose them. the sanchez's and their neighbours are planning the next move, hoping to form a cooperative and guy the park themselves. raffle said he would be more than happy to sell the park. for the residents. who months ago thought they my lose their homes, it's worth celebrating. celebrating. >>> next - the real-life willie wanka and his craziest tred iction, and the fight for chicago. monday, a new time, a prayer for a troubled city. chicago's new death count. and what can save a community now. >> now. >> [ ♪ ] >>> it's that weekend, when our thoughts turn to

october 1st, new tenants. in the next few days, gas turned on by someone. tuesday morning, this week, the gas company comes for an official turn-on. finds the gas already on. tuesday afternoon, residents smell a gas odor but no emergency call is made. wednesday morning, the explosion. the roof literally blown off. the top of this home. the company now says its technician did check its own equipment and all was fine. but there's no indication on whether it checked the tenants' connections inside the apartment. >> what did they do when they arrived here and found out that the gas was already going through the unit? the gas company's going to have to answer. >> reporter: 4 investigates found in the past year, the state board of public utilities has received a total of 490 complaints about elizabethtown gas company, most dealing with service or billing issues. six complaints were for gas leaks. but one source suggested is not an abnormal number. but for the owner of this home -- >> i'm just not satisfied with what i've heard. i think the gas company is definite